Autocomplete: Added position option. Fixes #5153 - Autocomplete position option.

Author: scottgonzalez

tests/unit/autocomplete/autocomplete_defaults.js

@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ var autocomplete_defaults = {
 	delay: 300,
 	disabled: false,
 	minLength: 1,
-	source: undefined
+	position: {
+		my: "left top",
+		at: "left bottom",
+		collision: "none"
+	},
+	source: null
 };
 
 commonWidgetTests('autocomplete', { defaults: autocomplete_defaults });

ui/jquery.ui.autocomplete.js

@@ -16,8 +16,14 @@
 
 $.widget( "ui.autocomplete", {
 	options: {
+		delay: 300,
 		minLength: 1,
-		delay: 300
+		position: {
+			my: "left top",
+			at: "left bottom",
+			collision: "none"
+		},
+		source: null
 	},
 	_create: function() {
 		var self = this,
@@ -269,12 +275,9 @@ $.widget( "ui.autocomplete", {
 		// TODO refresh should check if the active item is still in the dom, removing the need for a manual deactivate
 		this.menu.deactivate();
 		this.menu.refresh();
-		this.menu.element.show().position({
-			my: "left top",
-			at: "left bottom",
-			of: this.element,
-			collision: "none"
-		});
+		this.menu.element.show().position( $.extend({
+			of: this.element
+		}, this.options.position ));
 
 		menuWidth = ul.width( "" ).outerWidth();
 		textWidth = this.element.outerWidth();